Featuring photos of furniture boxes and men in uniform handling guns, a recent Facebook post suggests that fears of Muslims immigrants are well founded.

"If you have doubts about Muslim migration, this may clear them up," reads the post, which was published on April 15. "Border guards found 52 tons of guns and ammunition in 14 Conex containers disguised as furniture. This ‘furniture’ is from Muslim immigrants who have come to America."

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This claim has been around for a while, and debunked by morethanone news organization. We’ll add ourselves to the list.

In the image, the back of one of the men’s uniforms says "O.E.A," not, say, "DEA," the acronym for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, or "CBP," short for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The arms were concealed by furniture and gym mats, according to 2015 story in the Independent. The ship sailed from a port in Turkey near the Syrian border and was intercepted near Crete.

"Greek media reportedly suggested that an offshoot of Islamic State, based in the nearby city of Sirte, was to be the final recipient," the story says. "But the Turkish government claimed the weapons were destined for the Sudanese police force and were fully documented."

According to a 2015 Reuters story, a Turkish foreign ministry spokesman said the ship was also carrying building materials for Libya.

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